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No. 18 Women’s Tennis Preview: No. 11 Ohio State (MATCH MOVED INDOORS)
03.01.2018 | Women's Tennis
MATCH WILL RELOCATE INDOORS TO WELLER TENNIS CENTER AT UT GOLF CLUB.
MATCH WILL BE PLAYED INDOORS AT WELLER TENNIS CENTER AT UT GOLF CLUB
WHAT: No. 18 Texas (7-4) resumes dual-match competition this weekend and hosts its second top-15 opponent of the season in the form of No. 11 Ohio State (5-1).
With a threat of inclement weather on Sunday, fans are encouraged to monitor TexasSports.com and Twitter.com/TexasWTN for the latest news on match schedules and locations.
WHEN/WHERE:
No. 11 Ohio State at No. 18 Texas
Sunday, March 4 – Noon CT
MATCH WILL BE PLAYED INDOORS AT WELLER TENNIS CENTER AT UT GOLF CLUB
Live Scoring: http://www.sidearmstats.com/texas/mten/
SEASON NOTES
TEXAS TOPS STANFORD
Texas dropped the doubles point but rallied with a vengeance in singles on its way to a 4-2 victory over then-No. 6 Stanford last month at Texas Tennis Center.
The Longhorns knocked off the Cardinal for the first time since 1995, when Texas defeated Stanford in the semifinals of the 1995 NCAA Championships en route to its second NCAA team title. It marked Texas' first win over a top-10 opponent since 2016, when the Horns defeated host No. 9 Duke in the second round of the NCAA Championships.
ITA RANKINGS UPDATE
Sophomore Bianca Turati checks in at No. 4 in the latest ITA singles rankings (Feb. 20) while her twin sister Anna ranks a career-high No. 39 in singles. Their classmate Petra Granic holds the No. 54 slot in the ITA singles rankings.
Bianca Turati TABBED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Big 12 Conference announced Jan. 30 the selection of Texas sophomore Bianca Turati as the league's Women's Tennis Player of the Week. The Longhorns took home their second such honor in the opening weeks of the season. Anna Turati won the same honor on Jan. 16.
Bianca Turati's straight-sets win over California's 27th-ranked Anna Bright was instrumental in the Horns' 4-3 win over the 11th-ranked Golden Bears (Jan. 27). The victory qualified Texas for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships for the first time in four seasons.
LONGHORNS EARN HIGHEST TEAM RANKING IN FIVE YEARS
Texas garnered its highest team ranking since 2013 and came in at No. 12 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) preseason women's tennis poll in January. UT moved up one spot in the Jan. 31 rankings release to the 11th spot.
The Longhorns, who return five of six regular singles starters from the 2017 squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Championships, produced their highest team ranking since Jan. 30, 2013, when Texas held the 11th slot.
